James Taranto pens a nice piece about producing a Reagan dime. It includes some nice history about who appeared on what coin when and it finishes with politics as the Democrats don't want to see their hero, FDR, removed to make way for the modern Republican Hero. Grover Norquist suggests minting both in equal quantity. Taranto says:
That seems a fitting symmetry, for Mr. Reagan has a lot in common with FDR, whom he esteemed. Both revived the nation's spirit at times of crisis, although their economic policies remain controversial to this day. Both set the stage for American victory over totalitarian enemies, though the ends of World War II and the Cold War had to await their successors' administrations. Both won landslide re-elections, yet both inspired bitter opposition from their partisan foes.Posted by jk at December 12, 2003 12:48 PM
All this talk about putting President Reagan's likeness on our money made me think about what new unit of currency the US could produce instead of changing one we already have. I determined that it should be the "$19.95 + tax" bill, for use in buying stuff advertised on TV. (Patent Pending)
Posted by: johngalt at December 13, 2003 04:16 PMHow about a $12 bill to fix the akward end to countless business lunches where everyone pulls out a $20 bill looking for change.
Posted by: Silence Dogood at December 15, 2003 09:07 AM